Foreign debt fell 0.768% to USD 2,382 bil in Sierra Leone in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of USD 2,532 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 61.4 bil in 1970. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, foreign debt in Burkina Faso amounted to USD 10,397 bil, USD 5,164 bil in Guinea, USD 2,078 bil in Liberia and USD 6,457 bil in Mali in 2023.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 98th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | 5,178 | 7,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 12,771 | 10,624 | 9,159 | 9,761 | 10,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | USD bil | 33,835 | 35,613 | 32,595 | 40,594 | 43,805 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 2,390 | 2,591 | 3,540 | 4,117 | 4,642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | USD bil | 13,449 | 16,198 | 19,831 | 25,107 | 29,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | USD bil | 1,118 | 1,158 | 1,267 | 1,462 | 1,849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | USD bil | 4,320 | 4,595 | 4,994 | 5,809 | 6,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 5,241 | 5,224 | 5,381 | 5,716 | 4,814 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 3,035 | 3,176 | 3,584 | 4,549 | 4,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 14,246 | 18,982 | 19,249 | 23,933 | 28,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | USD bil | 1,795 | 1,834 | 1,930 | 2,195 | 2,532 |
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